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Anglicans worldwide are being warned to be vigilant after scammers pretending
to be Anglican bishops have asked for money and in one case at least been
given hundreds of pounds.

People in countries such as Jamaica, the US and Australia have received
e-mails, text messages and even telephone calls from people claiming to be
Archbishop of the Church of the Province of Central Africa, Albert Chama, or
Primate of the Episcopal Church in the Philippines, Edward Malecdan.

In most cases the fraudsters have claimed that they are stuck at an airport en
route to meet a relative and have asked